pattern vs motive

motive vs pattern

pattern and motive both are nouns.

pattern is not an adjective while motive is an adjective.

pattern is a verb but motive is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No
motive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, motive is a hyponym of pattern; that is, motive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pattern:

pattern: a decorative or artistic work
motive: a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Other hyponyms of pattern include argyle, argyll, bear claw, damascene, decal, decalcomania, device, emblem, herringbone, herringbone pattern, linocut, mandala, mihrab, motif, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, sunburst, tattoo, tetraskele, tetraskelion, triskele, triskelion, weave, marking.

pattern (noun)	motive (noun)
a customary way of operation or behavior	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
a decorative or artistic work	a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
a perceptual structure	a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
a model considered worthy of imitation
something intended as a guide for making something else
something regarded as a normative example
graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

pattern (adjective)	motive (adjective)
	causing or able to cause motion
	impelling to action

pattern (verb)	motive (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models
form a pattern

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